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What You'll Learn
Blues Progressions & Variations
Knowing how to play 12-bar, 8-bar and 16-bar blues opens up a whole world of opportunities to play music with other players. Â By far the most commonly played (and widely known) chord progression is The Blues. Â Plus, it isn’t just for “Blues” fans. Â The blues is the foundation for Jazz, Rock and even Broadway musicals!
Where You’ll Start…
We’ll start by looking at the most common type of blues progression – the 12-bar blues. Â This gives us a point of departure for understanding the 8-bar, 16-bar and quick-to-the-4 progressions.
Know and Hear Blues Influence
Once you learn to play all of the common blues progressions, you’ll have earned a seat at any blues jam :). But, with continued practice you’ll learn to recognize the different blues forms in popular music that you’re hearing around you. Â Before long, you’ll *hear* the blues in lots of music where you might not expect to find it… including EDM and Country music (as well as Rock, Blues and Pop – where it has it’s widest influence).
When You’re Finished…
By the time you’re finished with this course, you’ll feel comfortable with all of the common blues variations. Â You’ll understand how to play a blues in any key (because we study playing in all 12 keys). Â Perhaps the most rewarding outcome will be that you’ll be able to sit down and jam with so many different musicians, practically anywhere in the world, and have a common musical template to start a musical conversation.
What's Included?
- 29mins of video
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What students say...
Just What I Wanted
Succinct and crisp. I just wanted confirmation that I my understanding of these progressions was correct. However, I didn’t really know about the 16 bar blues before.
Helpful and clear.
I’ve enjoyed blues for a long time and I mostly play blues as well. I signed up for this course because I was interested in the different 8-bar, 16 bar blues topics. It didn’t take long for me to finish this course (maybe even a bit too short), but I really enjoyed learning what I learned. Bravo.
